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Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse;
Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
Better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
He who cannot resist temptation is not a man.
Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]
Thou shalt abstain,
Renounce, refrain.
[Ger., Entbehren sollst du! sollst entbehren.]
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
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O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook: most dangerous
Is that temptation that doth goad us on
To sin in loving virtue.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirits of light.
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.
Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in fine gay colours, that
are but skin-deep.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.
